Cost of Living Comparison Between Nis and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Nis and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Nis is 10.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nis is 10.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.57 RSD 776

$11.64 MX$208

-34.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.80 RSD 3,055

$42.51 MX$761

-29.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.68 RSD 992

$10.66 MX$191

-9.19%

Cappuccino

$1.98 RSD 203

$3.45 MX$61.8

-42.61%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.83 RSD 188

$1.44 MX$25.74

27.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.28 RSD 131

$0.92 MX$16.44

39.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.41 RSD 248

$3.04 MX$54.4

-20.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 RSD 306

$4.39 MX$78.6

-31.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 RSD 132

$1.39 MX$24.84

-7.19%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 RSD 70.6

$1.91 MX$34.14

-63.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.87 RSD 192

$1.60 MX$28.72

16.88%

Eggs

$2.41 RSD 247

$2.55 MX$45.60

-5.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.05 RSD 826

$8.40 MX$150

-4.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.80 RSD 697

$8.50 MX$152

-20.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.53 RSD 1,182

$10.73 MX$192

7.46%

Apples (1kg)

$1.19 RSD 122

$2.69 MX$48.17

-55.76%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 RSD 181

$1.45 MX$25.96

22.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 RSD 156

$1.96 MX$35.14

-22.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.79 RSD 184

$2.12 MX$38.01

-15.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 RSD 105

$1.88 MX$33.69

-45.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.10 RSD 113

$2.18 MX$38.94

-49.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.55 RSD 56.6

$1.08 MX$19.36

-49.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 RSD 57.6

$1.09 MX$19.46

-48.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 RSD 421

$4.02 MX$71.9

2.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.06 RSD 724

$10.00 MX$179

-29.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 RSD 72.5

$1.66 MX$29.65

-57.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 RSD 211

$2.51 MX$44.97

-17.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 RSD 77.7

$0.55 MX$9.78

38.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.94 RSD 2,658

$26.15 MX$468

-0.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.50 RSD 153

$3.08 MX$55.1

-51.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.46 RSD 46.87

$2.50 MX$44.82

-81.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.05 RSD 723

$3.14 MX$56.1

124.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 RSD 186

$1.32 MX$23.65

37.12%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$30.9K RSD 3.2M

$29.9K MX$535.8K

3.34%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.5K RSD 2.8M

$24.0K MX$429.8K

14.59%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$142 RSD 14.5K

$83.0 MX$1,486

70.58%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.06 RSD 1,749

$22.33 MX$400

-23.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.87 RSD 2,344

$30.20 MX$541

-24.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.31 RSD 3,004

$52.1 MX$932

-43.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.28 RSD 1,976

$18.53 MX$332

4.05%

Cinema Ticket

$4.84 RSD 497

$4.93 MX$88.2

-1.83%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$238 RSD 24.4K

$204 MX$3,643

16.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,031 RSD 515.7K

$5,263 MX$94.2K

-4.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.5 RSD 9,072

$36.88 MX$660

139.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.76 RSD 4,793

$38.96 MX$697

20.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.8 RSD 9,919

$78.5 MX$1,405

23.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$103 RSD 10.5K

$86.3 MX$1,545

18.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$398 RSD 40.8K

$982 MX$17.6K

-59.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$290 RSD 29.7K

$465 MX$8,324

-37.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$563 RSD 57.7K

$1,607 MX$28.8K

-64.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$412 RSD 42.2K

$1,217 MX$21.8K

-66.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,554 RSD 261.7K

$4,052 MX$72.5K

-36.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,852 RSD 189.8K

$6,371 MX$114.0K

-70.94%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$872 RSD 89.4K

$735 MX$13.2K

18.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.45

11.42

-34.76%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Nis: March 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 8, 2026

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